And the sound of the cherubims’ wings was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he speaketh.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even to the outer court, as the voice of God Almighty when he speaks.
- BSB The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- NKJV And the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard even in the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God when He speaks.
- NASB Moreover, the sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer courtyard, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks.
- NLT The moving wings of the cherubim sounded like the voice of God Almighty and could be heard even in the outer courtyard.
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Quick answer
The sound of the cherubim's wings is heard to the outer court, like the voice of Almighty God. It conveys the awesome power accompanying the glory's movement.
Overview
The thunderous sound, compared to God's own voice, communicates the overwhelming majesty of the heavenly beings serving the throne. Even the outer court trembles with the sound of God's approach and departure. Such power underscores that the God being abandoned by Jerusalem is the Almighty. To reject so great a God is folly, and to be reconciled to Him, as we are through Christ, is the highest blessing.
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- Ezek 1:24And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings, like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty, the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood, they let down their wings.
- Job 40:9Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
- Job 37:2–5Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
- Deut 4:12–13And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice.
- 1 Kgs 7:9All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
- Exod 20:18–19And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.
- Exod 19:16And it came to pass on the third day in the morning, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that all the people that was in the camp trembled.
- Exod 19:19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
- Heb 12:18–19For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,
- John 12:28–29Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
- Ps 68:33To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice.
- Ps 77:17The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.
- Ezek 46:21Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold, in every corner of the court there was a court.
- Ps 29:3–9The voice of the LORD is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters.
- Rev 10:3–4And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
- 2 Chr 4:9Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
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